Lance Bass: ‘I Was Misdiagnosed’ With Wrong Type of Diabetes
metroweekly.comLance Bass revealed this week that he had been given the wrong diabetes diagnosis, a too-common problem in the diabetes community.“I developed diabetes during COVID, and I’m really trying to figure out how to control that,” Bass told People in March. “I’m learning what you can eat, when you can eat, when you take your insulin – and all that has just been really hard lately.” However, in a candid update this week, the former NSYNC band member, now 45, revealed that he had been given misleading information about his health.In a post on TikTok, Bass said this caused him some trouble. “So, as many of you know, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a few years back,” he said. “When I was first diagnosed, I had a difficult time getting my glucose levels under control, even though I made adjustments to my diet, my medications, and my workout routine.
Things were just not adding up. “But, get ready for the real doozy. I recently discovered that I was misdiagnosed! And I actually have Type 1.5, also known as LADA, or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults….
It has been quite the journey.” Plot twist: I have Type 1.5 diabetes! Dexcom G7 has been a game-changer in my journey, helping me learn more about my diabetes and understand my body’s unique reactions to all the lifestyle changes cool making.
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